Michael Tse
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 Michael in dance costume |
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| Chinese name | 謝天華 (Traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 谢天华 (Simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Xiè Tiánhuá (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | ze6 tin1 waa4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Birth name | Tse Hing Wah 謝興華 (Traditional) 谢兴华 (Simplified) Xiè Xīnghuá (Mandarin) ze6 hing3 waa4 (Cantonese) |
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| Born | 15 July 1967 Hong Kong |
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| Other name(s) | Laughing Gor | ||||||||
| Occupation | Actor, singer, dancer | ||||||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop | ||||||||
| Years active | 1985-present | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Tina Lee Tin Yan (2005-present) | ||||||||
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Michael Tse Tin Wah (born 15 July 1967) is a Hong Kong TVB actor.
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[edit] Career highlights
Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 (Wind Fire Sea) with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu. Two CDs were then released in 1994 and 1995 accordingly by the boy band group.
In 1996's Young and Dangerous(古惑仔), Tse acted as a character called "Tai Tin Yee" in the triad genre. The film was a huge success, which led to nine sequels and spinoffs before the series concluded in 2000. The boy band group was dismissed later then.
Tse participated Hong Kong's first modern musical Snow.Wolf.Lake (雪狼湖) in 1997. In 1998, Tse participated in the TV series A Kindred Spirit and officially becoming a TVB artist/ television actor. He was featured as the important supporting actor in many TV dramas like Detective Investigation Files (1999), Virtues of Harmony (2001–2003, 2003–2005) and Legal Entanglement (2002).
[edit] Breakout role
His breakout role was that of Man King Leung in the TVB drama series La Femme Desperado(2006), which gained him his popularity with the audience. In 2007, he was cast as the leading role of Ho Yee in the TV series Best Bet.
Also in 2007, he participated in the joint partnership production between TVB and Henan TV spinoff of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing (舞動奇跡), and was the winner. Other TVB participants included Joe Ma (馬德鐘), Carlo Ng (吳家樂), Mandy Cho (曹敏莉), Sharon Chan (陳敏之), Sonija Kwok (郭羨妮), Shirley Yeung (楊思琦), and others totaling a group of 5 females and 5 males competing against the 5 females and 5 males from the Henan TV side.
[edit] Laughing Gor
His performance as gangster "Laughing Gor" in E.U. became a breakout character. His Role "Laughing Gor" became very popular with netizens and audiences of E.U.. Due to his popularity, a prequel/spin-off film of E.U. featuring "Laughing Gor", entitled Turning Point, was produced.
Continuing popularity enabled the production of a 30-episode sequel series, Lives of Omission, in 2011 and a film sequel titled Turning Point 2 began filming in October 2011 and was released on 29 December 2011. Lives of Omission also won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards.
[edit] Controversy
In December 2008, Michael Tse was involved in a car accident in the West Harbour Crossing and was arrested for drunk driving after an alcohol content examination. On 11 March 2009, he was found guilty at Eastern Magistracy and is sentenced to six weeks imprisonment with one year probation and fined $9500. His driving license was also suspended for eighteen months.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] TV series
| Year | Title | Role | TVB Anniversary Awards | Notes |
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| 1995 | A Kindred Spirit 《真情》 |
Lo Sang Mun 羅生門 (Simon) |
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| 1998 | Time Off 《生命有TAKE2》 |
Mak Sai Ho 麥世豪 (Thomas) |
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| Moments of Endearment 《外父唔怕做》 |
Lee Chun Fai 李俊輝 |
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| 1999 | Detective Investigation Files IV 《刑事偵緝檔案IV》 |
Lau Sai Cheung 劉世昌 |
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| Anti-Crime Squad 《反黑先鋒》 |
Turbo | |||
| Face to Face 《雙面伊人》 |
Mok Yat Ming 莫一鳴 |
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| Dragon Love 《人龍傳說》 |
Liu Dai Pang 雷大鵬 |
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| Witness to a Prosecution 《洗冤錄》 |
Sit Dan 薛丹 |
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| 2001 | Virtues of Harmony 《皆大歡喜》 |
Kam Yuet 金月 |
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| At Point Blank 《婚姻乏術》 |
Chan Siu Ming 陳小明 |
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| Screen Play 《娛樂反斗星》 |
Lam Kwong Cheung 藍廣昌 |
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| 2002 | Legal Entanglement 《法網伊人》 |
Yeung Ming 楊明 (Joe) |
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| Love and Again 《駁命老公追老婆》 |
Lau Fuk Wing 劉福榮 |
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| 2003 | Virtues of Harmony II 《皆大歡喜II》 |
Kam Yuet 金月 (Marco) |
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| 2005 | The Zone 《奇幻潮》 |
Michael | Appeared in ep.8 "I Love You" (我愛你) | |
| 2006 | La Femme Desperado 《女人唔易做》 |
Man King Leung 文景良 (Ah Man) |
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated — TVB Award for My Favorite Male Character Nominated — TVB Award for Most Improved Male Artiste (Top 5) |
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| 2007 | Best Bet 《迎妻接福》 |
Ho Yee 賀義 |
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| The Slicing of the Demon 《凶城計中計》 |
Sui Yu Chun 水如塵 |
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| The Family Link 《師奶兵團》 |
Fong Yim Jo 方彥祖 (Joe) |
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character |
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| Word Twisters' Adventures 《鐵咀銀牙》 |
Fong Tong Keng 方唐鏡 |
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| 2008 | The Money-Maker Recipe 《師奶股神》 |
Wong Chi Chung 黃子聰 |
Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) | |
| 2009 | E.U. 《學警狙擊》 |
Leung Siu Tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥 |
Ming Pao Anniversary Award for My Most Supportive Performance TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) |
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| You're Hired 《絕代商驕》 |
Ngon Jo Lin 安祖連 (Johnny) |
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| 2010 | Cupid Stupid 《戀愛星求人》 |
Koon Sing Ho 官星皓 (Jeff) |
Warehoused overseas | |
| My Better Half 《老公萬歲》 |
Ching Yee 程義 |
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 2011 | The Rippling Blossom 《魚躍在花見》 |
Yue Chi Hiu 魚至囂 |
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| Relic of an Emissary 《洪武三十二》 |
Ngo Siu-fung 敖笑風 |
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| Lives of Omission 《潛行狙擊》 |
Leung Siu Tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥 |
My AOD Favourites for My Favourite Drama Character (1 of 15) My AOD Favourites for My Favourite On Screen Couple (shared with Fala Chen) My AOD Favourites for My Favourite Drama Theme Song Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) Nominated — Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actor in Television Beijing Youku Drama Awards for Best Actor of the Year (HK/Taiwan) |
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| 2012 | L'Escargot 《缺宅男女》 |
Ko Wang Chim 高宏瞻 (Jim) |
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| TBD | Sergeant Tabloid 《女警愛作戰》 |
Lam Yat Yat 藍一一 (Gordon) |
Filming | |
| Hero 《英雄》 |
King Goujian of Yue 越王勾踐 |
Mainland series Filming |
[edit] Film
[edit] TVB series theme songs
- Black and White Rhythm (黑白變奏) with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, theme song for E.U. (2009).
- Savour (細味), theme song for The Season of Fate (2010).
- A Man's Diary (大丈夫日記) with Michael Miu, theme song for My Better Half (2010).
- I Will Wait For You (我等你) with Kate Tsui, subtheme song for Relic of an Emissary (2011).
- Walk Alone (獨行), theme song for Lives of Omission (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ "香港艺人谢天华醉驾判囚6周缓刑1年 (Chinese)". sina.com. http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2009-03-11/20122414438.shtml. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| TVB Anniversary Awards | ||
| Preceded by Wayne Lai for The Gentle Crackdown II |
Best Supporting Actor 2009 for E.U. |
Succeeded by Evergreen Mak for No Regrets |
| Power Academy Awards | ||
| Preceded by Tavia Yeung for Moonlight Resonance |
Performance Power Award 2009 for E.U. |
Succeeded by Charmaine Sheh for Can't Buy Me Love |
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